How to pronounce 卫生间 (wèi shēng jiān) in Chinese

How to pronounce

in Mandarin Chinese

wèi卫shēng生jiān间

bathroom; toilet

HSK 3

Synthesized Mandarin audio · Vivian voice

wèiFourth toneshēngFirst tonejiānFirst tone

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This is my bathroom.

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Tone marks show how pitch changes. Colors help you follow each syllable in the app.

ā First toneHigh and level

á Second toneRising

ǎ Third toneLow, then rising in isolation

à Fourth toneFalling

a Neutral toneShort and light

These are dictionary tones. In natural speech, tones can change with context. A third tone often stays low before another syllable.